green windows

carbonez · 07-15-2006, 08:04 AM

Hi any idea how to make a clear piece of plastic green in color like the real airport windows and yet still transparent? thanks!

M1968Q · 07-15-2006, 09:31 AM

Tamiya makes clear paint in yellow, red, green and blue. I have used it to color lightbars and lenses for emergency vehicle models, and it works great. The green is a true green though, and I think the tint you are trying to replicate really is a blueish green. I don't know if mixing the blue and green would work, but its a thought. My other thought is to look at window-tinting film in an automotive parts store....might be tricky to work with, but may be a truer color for what you need.

Mike Q.

ykiki · 07-16-2006, 03:46 AM

I believe Tamiya also makes a clear "smoke" color. That might also help if you want a gray colored tinted window.

STEVEJ · 07-16-2006, 11:47 AM

Go to any office supply where they sell transparent plastic file folders, I use the clear and the smoke colored ones, they come in a lot of different colors, works good.

07-15-2006, 08:04 AM	#1
carbonez madone Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	green windows Hi any idea how to make a clear piece of plastic green in color like the real airport windows and yet still transparent? thanks!

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07-15-2006, 09:31 AM	#2
M1968Q Senior Collector Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Meriden, CT Age: 40 Posts: 312	Tamiya makes clear paint in yellow, red, green and blue. I have used it to color lightbars and lenses for emergency vehicle models, and it works great. The green is a true green though, and I think the tint you are trying to replicate really is a blueish green. I don't know if mixing the blue and green would work, but its a thought. My other thought is to look at window-tinting film in an automotive parts store....might be tricky to work with, but may be a truer color for what you need. Mike Q.

07-16-2006, 03:46 AM	#3
ykiki Senior Collector Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle Age: 42 Posts: 188	I believe Tamiya also makes a clear "smoke" color. That might also help if you want a gray colored tinted window.

07-16-2006, 11:47 AM	#4
STEVEJ Insane Collector Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Stony Brook, N.Y. Age: 100 Posts: 1,663	Go to any office supply where they sell transparent plastic file folders, I use the clear and the smoke colored ones, they come in a lot of different colors, works good.